desalinatev.
/diːˈsalɪneɪt/ transitive. To remove salt from.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > desalination or softening of water > desalinate or soften water [verb (transitive)]
soften1727
dezymotize1884
desalt1909
desalinize1928
desalinate1949
1949 A. Koestler Promise & Fulfilm. i. xiv. 162 The strange experiment of de-salinating the soil of the barren area.
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deˈsalinated adj.
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1949 A. Koestler Promise & Fulfilm. ii. ii. 209 The blond, good-looking young man with his neutral, ‘de-salinated’ features.
1962 Economist 16 June 1138/1 Visions of deserts blooming under the touch of desalinated seawater.
desaliˈnation n. the removal of salt.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > desalination or softening of water > [noun]
desalinization1860
water-softening1862
demineralization1903
desalting1945
desalination1958
1958 New Scientist 29 May 75 Desalination of desert waters.
1960 Times 15 Mar. 3/1 Among its present projects are..desalination studies.
1969 Times 2 May (Suppl.) p. v/1 Desalination techniques have advanced enormously since the Second World War.
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